retched
past simple and past participle ofretch
retch
verb[I]
uk/retʃ/us/retʃ/toreactin a way as if you arevomiting:
Thesightofbloodmakes him retch.
Compare
vomitverb
barfverbvery informal
Vomiting & feelings of sickness
- airsickness
- bring
- bringsomeoneup
- carsick
- carsickness
- chunder
- disgorge
- keepsomethingdown
- nausea
- puke
- regurgitate
- retch
- sicksomethingup
- sick toyourstomachidiom
- sickeningly
- spew
- spew(something)up
- spit(something)up
- travel sickness
- vomit
Examplesofretched
retched
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
In tests, caged foxes convulsed,retchedand showed obvious signs of distress before death occurred—but that is all right to those who want a ban.
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We made sure that the messageretchedyoung people at the time.
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I cannot therefore say when decisions on particular schemes will beretched.
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Annretchedupon seeing the pile of bodies she had left behind.
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- spring-chicken
- spring-clean
- spring-clean
- spring-cleaned
- spring-cleaned
- spring-cleaning
- spring-cleaning
- spring constant
- spring-constant
- spring crop
- spring crop
- spring equinox
- spring fever
- spring-fever
- spring flood
- spring flood
- spring-for
- springform pan
- springform-pan
- springform tin
- springform-tin
- spring for something
- spring for sth
- spring-for-sth
- spring-from